Birds to See in Somalia in March
8 bird species on our list for Somalia are recorded regularly in March
Of these, the most often recorded are Grey Plover, Thekla's Lark, Whimbrel, Common Sandpiper and Pied Crow. New this month: House Sparrow, Thekla's Lark and Ruddy Turnstone.
On the move in March
GBIF · MarArriving
From Somalia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 8 birds in March
8 birds
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.22% in Mar
Thekla's LarkGalerida theklaePassage migrantCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.22% in Mar
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.06% in Mar
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.89% in Mar
Pied CrowCorvus albusSummer visitorCommon46–52 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.73% in Mar
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Mar · 0.73% in Mar
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.41% in Mar
House SparrowPasser domesticusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar · 0.41% in Mar
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Thekla's Lark 15–17 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Pied Crow 46–52 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made